The sharing of intimate images without a person's consent Bill has been signed into law. The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 was signed into law by President Michael D Higgins this week. The offence carries a penalty of an unlimited fine and/or up to seven years imprisonment. "Having considered the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017, President Higgins has today signed the Bill and it has accordingly become law," read a statement. Informally named 'Coco's Law', the legislation criminalises image based sexual abuse and other forms of online abuse in Ireland. The law is named after Nicole Fox Fenlon, a 21-year-old women who died by suicide in 2018 after being cyber-bullied.